Ben Close
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Easton Close [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Portsmouth | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Poole Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 9 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:22, 29 April 2017 (UTC). | |||
Ben Easton Close (born 8 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Portsmouth.
Career
Portsmouth
Born in Portsmouth, Close signed a two-year scholarship deal after spending many years in Portsmouth's youth categories.[3] He was an unused substitute for a first team game on 3 May 2014 for a league game against Plymouth Argyle.[4]
On 9 May 2014, Close was offered a one-year professional contract with the club, alongside Bradley Tarbuck.[5] On 12 September 2014, he made his professional debut, coming on as a 43rd minute substitute for Nigel Atangana in a 3–1 away win against Yeovil Town, for the campaign's Football League Trophy.[6]
Close made his League Two debut on 16 September, again from the bench in a 3–0 home success against Dagenham & Redbridge.[7]
After playing only 4 games for Pompey in 2016–17, on 31 January 2017, Close joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season.[8]
On 26 May 2017 Close signed a new one year contract at Pompey, with the club holding an option for an additional year. [9]
Career Statistics
- As of 8 August 2017[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Poole Town (loan) | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Portsmouth | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Portsmouth | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Portsmouth total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list and free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Ben Close - profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Eight get blues apprenticeships". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Portsmouth 3–3 Plymouth; BBC Sport, 9 May 2014
- ↑ Nine players released; Portsmouth FC, 9 May 2014
- ↑ "Yeovil 1-3 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 3–0 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Close loaned to Eastleigh". Portsmouth FC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "New Deal for Close". Portsmouth FC. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ↑ Ben Close at Soccerway
External links
- Ben Close at Soccerbase
